Visa-Free Travel for the EU’s Eastern Partners: Time to Act
Visa facilitation agreements with Moldova, Ukraine and the Western Balkans entered into force in January 2008. In the same year, Ukraine and the Western Balkan countries started a dialogue on visa liberalisation with the EU.
But unlike citizens from the Western Balkans, Eastern Europeans still require a visa to enter the EU. What are the obstacles to visa-free travel for Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries and what are the potential benefits of visa liberalisation? This document looks at the pros and cons of visa-free travel with the EU’s Eastern neighbours.
Author: Natalia Shapovalova
Below you will find the whole document in pdf:
Visa_Travel_for_the_EU_Eastern_Partners_Time_to_Act
Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, EaP, Eastern Partnership, EU, EU visa, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Schengen, travel, Ukraine, visa facilitation, visa free
